TOP 5 COMPANIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING INDUSTRY WITH THE BEST RELATIVE PERFORMANCE (PWR, FLR, SHAW, JEC, MTZ)

Nov 23, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the top five companies in the Construction & Engineering industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading activity as we search for stocks that have the potential to outperform.

Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) ranks first with a gain of 0.52%; Fluor (NYSE:FLR) ranks second with a gain of 0.5%; and The Shaw Group (NYSE:SHAW) ranks third with a gain of 0.04%.

Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE:JEC) follows with a loss of 0.2% and MasTec (NYSE:MTZ) rounds out the top five with a loss of 0.25%.

SmarTrend currently has shares of Jacobs Engineering Group in an Uptrend and issued the Uptrend alert on October 12, 2011 at $37.24. The stock has risen 6.3% since the Uptrend alert was issued.

Write to Chip Brian at cbrian@mysmartrend.com

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